Question: What do you get when you put 70 keen church planters, energized re-planters and creative entrepreneurial dreamers in a room together for a day? You get INVIGORATED beyond imagination! That was the case at Hillside Baptist Church in Moncton on October 27th. The CBAC Centre for New Congregations hosted a fast-paced one-day ReShape Summit for leaders all across our region. They came from most corners of our Maritime provinces with questions, plans and dreams!

God is birthing a new thing across Atlantic Canada. A new vision is being uncovered as church leaders begin to dream about reaching into this new generation and taking intentional steps to plant and re-plant congregations for increased effectiveness in a brand new day.

The buzz at Hillside began around 8:00am and didn’t stop for 8 hours. New friends were discovered and brand new dreams uncovered and sharpened. With Jerry Reddy, Rob Nylen, Phil Woodworth, Anna Robbins and Stephen Elliott as the 5 keynote speakers, the line-up was top-shelf and as powerful as any conference you could find ANYWHERE. Jerry Reddy kicked off the day reminding us of how great the church can be when it’s firing on all cylinders. Rob Nylen uncovered some key leadership traits that are non-negotiables for new congregation leaders. Phil Woodworth very clearly and practically laid out an effective model of multi-site church that is becoming increasingly effective around Atlantic Canada. Anna Robbins, as only Anna can, explained to us some of the complexities of the culture in which we find ourselves and Stephen Elliott challenged us at the end of the day to return to the “root” and remember the power of the Spirit of God in all we do!

Throw in a few giveaways. Add a helpful tour of the new Hillside facility. Toss in a great lunch and the buzz of conversation for eight hours and that makes for an AWESOME day! Be watching for details for the Reshape Summit 2017!

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Dr. Peter Reid was the third speaker at to Embrace the Call 2016 invited to speak to pastors about resilience, perseverance and endurance in ministry.

“Not everyone is going to respond to you or your ministry. You can’t make everybody happy.”

“Once you’ve been through a few of those crises in ministry, you realize it’s not the end of the world. You’re going to make it!”

Dr. Peter Reid is the Executive Minister for the CABC.

Audio recordings are also available on iTunes.

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Dr. John Stewart was invited to come to Embrace the Call 2016 and speak to pastors about resilience, perseverance and endurance in ministry.

“Resilience is a process that involves dealing with, understanding and managing the difficult sources of stressors.”

“We don’t like to expose our faults and difficulties. But we should.”

Dr. Stewart is a Professor Emeritus in Education at University of New Brunswick as well as Visiting Professor in Pastoral Care & Counselling at Acadia Divinity College.

Audio recordings are also available on iTunes.

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CABC Leadership Conversations Podcast: Resilience, Perseverance & Endurance in Pastors (Host: Garth Williams with guests Peter Reid & Kevin Vincent)

Garth Williams sits down with Peter Reid (CABC Executive Minister) & Kevin Vincent (CABC Associate Executive Minister for New Congregations) asking them about what role resilience, perseverance and endurance in pastors. Hear a snapshot about the overall health of our pastors and what is required for pastors thrive in ministry. Hear about opportunities to develop tools to help you develop a healthy cadence and pace to help you cross the finish line.

Upcoming opportunity for pastors: Embrace the Call, May 16-17 @ Crandall University, Moncton, NB. Full details here: https://baptist-atlantic.ca/event/embrace-the-call/.

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Did you miss us? It’s been quite a while since we’ve posted a podcast. We’ve been wanting to get back to offering these regularly as a way for you to hear some conversations about issues that affect leadership, the church and our culture.

This week Garth Williams & Andrew Myers sat down to talk with Amy Robertson from Trinity Western University (TWU). Amy is the Associate Director of Media and Public Relations for TWU. She was in Halifax to be present at the NS Court of Appeal.

You are likely aware of the issues the past few years re: Trinity Western University’s proposed law school and the attempts by lawyers & barristers’ societies in various provinces to block the creation/approval of TWU’s proposed law school and recognition of the graduates of this program (http://www.twu.ca/academics/school-of-law/default.html). The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society voted against accepting TWU graduates but the Nova Scotia Supreme Court ruled against them – see https://www.twu.ca/news/2015/005-nova-scotia-rules-in-favour-of-twu.html.

Similar cases are also being argued in Ontario & British Columbia.

We consider this to be an immensely important issue in terms of the protection of religious liberty in Canada. This is a precedent-setting legal decision in that a decision against TWU could ultimately impact any faith based institution in Canada that offers degrees for those who wish to pursue professional careers in law, education, medicine, business, etc.

Recorded April 5, 2016, Halifax, NS.

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Listen in to another podcast of “CABC Conversations” as we chat about Homeless Youth in Saint John, NB. Guests include Colin McDonald (Director, Safe Harbour Transitional Youth Services), Scott Crawford (Community Development Worker, Horizon Health Network), John Knight (Rivercross Mission), Rob Nylen (Senior Pastor, Rivercross Church), Lois Mitchell (Dir. Public Witness and Social Concerns, CABC), and hosted by Garth Williams (Associate Executive Minister, CABC).

The conversation does talk about the Saint John context but it does apply all across the Atlantic Provinces. Maybe your church is looking to get involved in your community around the issue of homeless youth. Contact Garth Williams, Jon Turner or Lois Mitchell at our office. Links: Safe Harbour Website

Listen:

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Dr. Dallas Willard: Jesus’ Gift of Eternal Life Now in the Kingdom of Heaven

Dr. Dallas Willard’s address to CABC Convention Assembly in August 2004.

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This podcast is a conversation with the authors of the revealing study “Hemorrhaging Faith: Why and When Canadian Young Adults are Leaving, Staying and Returning to Church”. Dr. Jody Linkletter (Assoc. Dir. Youth & Family, CABC) sits down with James Penner and Rachael Harder to discuss some of the results of the study that looks at data from churches and individuals over the past several years and discovers some of the key reasons why young people have be leaving the church and what churches can do to reverse this.

For minimal cost, the report can be downloaded here: www.hemorrhagingfaith.com. (Recorded September 2012)

“Conversations” is a series of podcasts from the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches. You’ll hear from leaders from within the CABC as well as others from around the world that cross our paths.

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